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McDonald's Corporation

MCD

Consumer Cyclical · 252.84 -0.3% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:10 GMT-4

Market read

McDonald's Corporation's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 10 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 0 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 3.7% versus the comparable filing period.
Company-0.3% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 10 activeConsumer Staples · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 0 confirmingRelationship data unavailable
What would change this read
  • Reported year-over-year change in interest expense (including constant-currency view) and its stated drivers.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if MCD's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 10 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 0 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 3.7% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.19x, improving versus the comparable period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Reported year-over-year change in interest expense (including constant-currency view) and its stated drivers.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations601
Usable filing statements49
Verified relationships0
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.23x in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case

No qualifying adverse evidence was identified; that is not proof there is no downside.

Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

253.05
6m-22.2%12m-19.0%24m-12.1%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$23.2B+20.9%$10.04+0.2%
2022-12-31$23.2B-0.2%$8.33-1.4%
2023-12-31$25.5B+10.0%$11.56-1.2%
2024-12-31$25.9B+1.7%$11.39-1.4%
2025-12-31$26.9B+3.7%$11.95-0.8%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitypositive · 2 filings
Cash used for investing activities totaled $777 million, a slight increase from the three months ended 2025, reflecting the Company's increased capital expenditures in the current year.
10-Q · May 7, 2026
Credit and interest ratespositive · 2 filings
25 Table of Contents Interest Expense • Interest expense increased 6% (4% in constant currencies) primarily due to higher average debt balances and the impact of foreign currency translation.
10-Q · May 7, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionspositive · 2 filings
Other Operating (Income) Expense, Net OTHER OPERATING (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET Dollars in millions Quarters Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Gains on sales of restaurant businesses $ (35) $ (9) $ (50) $ (22) Equity in earni…
10-Q · Nov 5, 2025

Valuation discipline

Peer-relative valuation withheld

Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

252.84-0.3% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:10 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for MCD. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

The latest filing presents a mixed picture

10-Q filed 2026-08-07 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-06.

mixed
OperationsmixedEvidence score +1
liquidityconstructiveEvidence score +1
valuationmixed

Capital and cash conversion

Inventory built faster than revenue

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Inventory growth exceeded revenue growth and inventory intensity increased.

Capital spending YoY
+11.7%
Capital spending / revenue
+11.7%
Free-cash-flow margin
+27.8%
FCF margin change
+9.5 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 3.7% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.19x, improving versus the comparable period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

Results for 2026 included the following: • Net pre-tax charges of $52 million, or $0.06 per share, for the quarter and $99 million, or $0.11 per share, for the six months, primarily related to restructuring charges associated with the Company's internal effort to modernize ways of working ( Accelerating the Organization ) Results for 2025 included the following: • Pre-tax charges of $43 million, or $0.05 per share, for the quarter and $109 million, or $0.12 per share, for the six months, primarily related to restructuring charges associated with Accelerating the Organization Excluding the above items, results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026 were primarily driven by higher...

Comparable sales results for both periods were primarily driven by positive check growth, including favorable product mix, partly offset by negative comparable guest counts.

months ended June 30, 2026 were primarily driven by higher sales-driven Franchised margins and higher Other operating income, partly offset by higher Selling, general and administrative expenses.

Point-in-time filing assessment published from the live pipeline.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind MCD

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Filing peers

No filing peers are available for this name yet.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

MCD is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Consumer Staples. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. No verified filing-linked names are available yet.

This group is retained as the last observed read for MCD; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.